25 May 2010 0 Comments

20.5 Steps to Fitness – Step 20 – Basic Movements

Alright folks, this is the last post for this series. I hope that you have found this information useful. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to send me an email. I would love to help you reach your goals. ————————————————————————————————————- As every exercise will have its own unique description for proper execution, my [...]

17 May 2010 2 Comments

20.5 Steps to Fitness – Step 19 – Breathing

Breathing During Reps Some of you may be reading this and think, “Hey, I know how to breathe. I’ve been doing it all my life”.  However, there’s more to breathing than you think. For example, there are two ways we get oxygen into our lungs: By using the muscles within the ribs to expand the [...]

10 May 2010 1 Comment

20.5 Steps to Fitness – Step 18 – The Core

What is the Core? As little back as ten years ago a common phrase was “Tighten the abs, gotta have strong abs”. Everything was about abdominal strength and flat bellies. But, as we learn more about the body, nowadays it’s all about the core. The core is a group of muscles that stabilize your mid-section. [...]

3 May 2010 21 Comments

20.5 Steps to Fitness – Step 17 – Neutral Spine

20.5 Steps to Fitness – Step 17 – Neutral Spine

This is a term you will hear more often as you evolve in your fitness experience, especially if you work with a trainer. If you were to look at your spine from the side you’d notice the spine has a natural ‘S’ curve to it. Neutral spine refers to positioning yourself, whether you’re sitting or [...]

27 April 2010 13 Comments

20.5 Steps to Fitness – Step 16 – Your Posture

Having and maintaining proper posture is very important – And I’m not talking about being able to walk across a room with a book on your head, but more of having your spine, and joints aligned and moving properly. How you carry yourself through your posture helps determine how well your muscles, and joints work, [...]

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